Proposed medical marijuana facility could be first of many in Windsor

Proposed medical marijuana facility could be first of many in Windsor

🕔12:14, 14.Feb 2014

by Justin Prince Windsorites could soon have access to medical marijuana without leaving the city after a start-up company showed interest in opening a new facility. A notice of intent was filed by Medical Marihuana Patient Relief to open a

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Photo exhibit evokes memories of Windsor’s past

Photo exhibit evokes memories of Windsor’s past

🕔11:45, 14.Feb 2014

by Y. MuradErzinclioglu Windsorites are being given the opportunity to connect with their automotive past through photographs on display at the Art Gallery of Windsor. The exhibit features portraiture works of the late Yousuf Karsh, who was commissioned by the

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Comedy Pub produces double the laughs

🕔11:25, 14.Feb 2014

by Kenneth Bullock A local pub sent audience members home chuckling after bringing two great comedians to town. The Rockhead Pub brought in Gad Holland, a comedian from Detroit and Michael Harrison, a comedian from Saskatchewan to entertain Windsorites Feb.

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Family Day

🕔11:03, 14.Feb 2014

Many Windsor Residents are are getting ready to enjoy a long weekend as the province marks its second statutory holiday of the year. On Feb.17, many businesses will shut down to allow for the seventh consecutive Family Day. In 2008,

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Adventure Bay to close temporarily

🕔14:00, 7.Feb 2014

by Justin Prince The Adventure Bay Water Park will be temporarily shutting down after receiving complaints about having slippery floors. According to Don Sadler, the project manager for the Family Water Complex, there have been multiple complaints about the floors

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Severe weather affecting students

🕔13:27, 7.Feb 2014

by Chelsea Lefler The severe weather this year in Windsor is preventing students from getting to school and is effecting their education. “It’s affecting my schooling because the care for the sidewalk and roads makes it difficult to get to

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Climate change linked to heavy precipitation

Climate change linked to heavy precipitation

🕔12:34, 7.Feb 2014

by Richard Riosa A climate change expert is warning people to become more informed about climate change and the effects it has on the planet, but few people showed up to hear him speak in Windsor. Jerry Schnoor, co-director of

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Movies for baseballs

🕔12:30, 7.Feb 2014

by Sean Frame The University of Windsor’s Club Baseball is raising fund by creating a movie theater experience on campus. On Jan. 30 the University of Windsor Lancers Baseball team hosted its first of many movie nights on campus in

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Labour culture becomes inspiration for local artist

🕔12:23, 7.Feb 2014

by Hailey Trealout   From spirited cave paintings and hieroglyphics to the Mona Lisa and Starry Night, people have been using art to tell a story – this is the concept that has Vince Allen Kogut picking up his pencil.

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Minimum wage not enough for young workers

🕔12:11, 7.Feb 2014

by Justin Thompson Ontario workers earning minimum wage are struggling to live on $10.25 an hour, especially if they’re under the age of 25. According to a 2009 labour force survey by Statistics Canada, about 60 per cent of minimum

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Animals in extreme weather

Animals in extreme weather

🕔14:08, 31.Jan 2014

By Mandy Matthews Whether they’re from the barnyard or the backyard, animals have been suffering through the extreme weather of January 2014. In January, new record low temperatures put Windsor’s 72-year-old record into a deep freeze when Environment Canada reported

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Hollywood stars migrate north for the release of the Birder

Hollywood stars migrate north for the release of the Birder

🕔13:55, 31.Jan 2014

by Shaun Garrity Windsor is not usually familiar with celebrities, but this April the city will get a taste of Hollywood. Producer Gerry,Lattmann, producer Jeff Nadalin and director Theodore Bizaire held a press conference Jan. 28 at the Capitol Theatre

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Let’s go to the movies

Let’s go to the movies

🕔11:58, 31.Jan 2014

Movie lovers have a new place in Windsor to watch their favourite flicks. UWin Cinemas held their grand opening Jan. 30 with a screening of Rush at Erie Hall at the University of Windsor. While not the first student-run theatre

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Lancers down Hawks 6-3

Lancers down Hawks 6-3

🕔14:09, 24.Jan 2014

by Jolene Perron A battle heated up at South Windsor Arena when two desperate hockey teams played for a much needed win. The Windsor Lancers hosted the Laurier Golden Hawks on home ice Friday night. The Lancers came out strong

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Spare some samples?

🕔13:43, 24.Jan 2014

by Stacey Janzer Check if your heart is beating. Good news it is. Take some of the blood it’s pumping out and help a fellow human being. Canadian Blood Services are looking for donors. “We are looking for O negative

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Which video game console is the choice of the next generation?

Which video game console is the choice of the next generation?

🕔13:33, 24.Jan 2014

by Chris Mailloux All three next generation gaming consoles have been released and gamers continue to line up to grab the console they want. Within 24 hours of their release the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One sold more than one

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Sports tourist facility could be in jeopardy

Sports tourist facility could be in jeopardy

🕔13:31, 24.Jan 2014

by Justin Thompson Plans to finish building the $17 million sports tourism facility could be stopped if developers are not granted tax and business incentives by the city. James King, owner of King Development said the company will not continue

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Mickey Renaud Award

Mickey Renaud Award

🕔13:29, 24.Jan 2014

by Chelsea Lefler LaSalle Vipers defenceman and former Sun County panther Austin Hall has received the Mickey Renaud Award. Renaud was born on Oct. 5, 1988 in Tecumseh Ont.  He officially joined the Spitfires in 2005-06 and in 2007 was

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Local art inspired from science

🕔12:57, 24.Jan 2014

By Millar Hill Local artists are creating art through a series of science experiments.   In the summer of 2011, 20 artists, scientists and university students went to Banff National Park in Alberta. They spent two weeks helping Jennifer Willet,

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